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Fashion News Round-Up: $19,000 Shoelaces, Men in Heels, Bluefly's Diamonds, and More

Today in the world wide web of fashion and style news: Want to buy some $19,000 24-carat gold shoelaces? Bonus: The company will deliver them anywhere in the world—and lace your shoes for you. Also: Cute-boy food bloggers on their most fashion-memorable meals (hint: involves Halloween costumes), the New York Times covers men in heels, one Indiana Target devises a Black Friday strategy, and more.

COLOMBIA— Here's something we probably won't be buying, uh, ever: $19,000 gold shoelaces made from 24-carat gold. The Today Show reports: "Mr. Kennedy created the world's first-ever precious gold laces using "ancient, artisan jewelry techniques"; each set is handmade by Colombian workers and takes 120 hours to produce. The best part? Your blinged-out strings will be delivered by security and "laced for you anywhere in the world." The bad part? You're limited to only 10 units."

LOS ANGELES— Meanwhile, in clubland, the New York Timesreports that men are wearing heels now more than ever. "Mr. Alexander, who runs a popular party called A Club Called Rhonda, said he owns about 30 pairs of women’s heels. He wears a women’s size 11, and just barely fits in most designer shoes. Mr. Wagner, meanwhile, said he often resorts to paying for custom-made heels for his larger feet. 'I love the height,' he said. 'It helps when you’re in a club.'"

THE INTERNET— Online discount retailer Bluefly gets in on the diamond retail game—the site now offers diamond jewelry from brands including Kwiat, Julieri, Colette Nicolai, and Elements by KC Designs for up to 50% off retail prices.

NEW YORK— Cute food-blogger guys Andrew Steinthal and Chris Stang of ImmaculateInfatuation.com recount what they wore at two of their most memorable meals: "A few years back, I had a very memorable meal at McDonalds. The reason? Because I was dressed as the Hamburglar," Stang says. Steinthal says: "While Stang was dressed up as Hamburglar for Halloween in 2005, I spent my night sweating balls inside a full body Tigger costume. It was worth it—God, that was a great night. I remember rolling into Florent at around 3:30am, still in full Tigger gear, and taking down what felt like the most glorious meal of all time."

INDIANA— A Target store in Indiana has decided that in order to avoid a stampede (and subsequent injuries) on Black Friday this year, they will only allow 30 people in the store at a time.